Non-monotonic Repayment Contracts are Superior: An Experimental Approach
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We experimentally investigate if theoretically superior non-monotonic repayment contracts yield superior results in the laboratory. We find replacing standard debt contracts with repayment-equivalent non-monotonic contracts increases entrepreneurial income by 170% and total surplus by 30%.Download Info
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Date of creation: 2007
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Keywords: financial economics and financial management ;This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2008-02-02 (All new papers)
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